A.M. Roundup: Cuomo’s low profile

Good morning! Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Syracuse today for an event at Onondaga Community College. At the Capitol, there will be a 2 p.m. press conference about property taxes, and a 2:30 p.m. about health insurance changes led by Assemblyman Jonathan Bing. Here are the headlines…

Bill Hammond explains Cuomo’s low-profile: “Rest assured that the younger Cuomo’s relatively tight-lipped ways are no accident. They reflect a deliberate, strategic choice on his part. And – so far, at least – it’s clearly working for him.//Having watched one governor after another endlessly hector the Legislature for dysfunction – and get nowhere – Cuomo threw out that playbook. His alternative approach mixes a measured dose of stinging rhetoric with equal portions of behind-the-scenes diplomacy and forceful use of his legal and political clout. Taking a page from T.R., he’s speaking softly and carrying a big stick.” (DN)

A new study finds: “On average, water from wells located less than a mile from drilling sites had 17 times more methane than water tested from wells farther away, according to the study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” (AP)

A living wage in New York City would kill jobs and cost billions, according to an analysis by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s economic development corporation. (City Hall)